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Frankfort - The Frankfort Chamber of Commerce will...

June 08, 1994

Frankfort

- The Frankfort Chamber of Commerce will award three $1,000 scholarships to Lincoln-Way High School students planning to major in business. Scholarship winners Maureen Kwilosz, Peter Hullinger and Benjamin Van Vlerah will be presented the scholarships at the chamber's June 27 meeting.

Lemont

- David A. Culcasi of Lemont was recently named 1994 salutatorian at Marist High School. Culcasi has been inducted into the National Honor Society, is an Illinois State Scholar, and National Merit finalist. He is planning to study engineering at the University of Notre Dame this fall.

Lockport

- School District 205 recently adopted a resolution directing the county clerk to adjust tax rates and tax extensions for the 1993 tax year. The tax extension limitation act has caused the county clerk to reduce Lockport Township High School's total tax extension by $783,061.

New Lenox

- Six Lincoln-Way High School teachers will take an early retirement this year through a state program. They are English department chairman Marilyn Grabosky, English teacher Susan Colin, business education teacher Colette Simcox, physical education teacher Ron Studnicki, social science teacher Michael Mirkovich and guidance counselor Virginia Eken.

Palos Heights

- Three Chicago Christian High School teachers, Paul Assink, Gerald Decker and Carl Van't Hof, will retire this year. The teachers have a combined total of 115 years of teaching experience.

Palos Hills

- Donna Campos was recently named Moraine Valley Community College tennis coach. Two years ago, Campos coached both the men and women's tennis teams.

- Jane Corradetti of New Lenox, an associate professor of information management systems at Moraine Valley Community College, was recently named the 1994 professor of the year.

Richton Park

- Rich South School District 227 is one of 90 nationwide to be recognized for its drug-free/alcohol-free safe school program by the U.S. Department of Education.

University Park

- Governors State University recently received second place honors from the National University Continuing Education Association for its teleclass "Dealing with Diversity."